First Things FIRST; for the 21st century Mike Schmoker Cooper Mission Provide all children with the relevant tools to develop a foundation for living, learning and working successfully. VisionCooper or is a learning community characterized by a responsive, child-centered philosophy that respects diversity and supports high expectations for the learning of all in a safe environment.
A view of our current Educational System Research shows *In schools Students read just a few minutes a day. *Only 20% of College students are ready to read College text *Clarify: what Matters Most And only those few things clarified over and over and over… until we retire. Shmoker says: Most important are… Common, Content-rich Curriculum Checks for understanding (Cold Calls) 90-120 minutes or purposeful reading & writing per day. First Things II(simplified) 1-Gaurnteed Curriculum #1 Factor Content Rich “Viable” =more time for reading; writing; talking Loose: “arts and Crafts in the content area” 2-Authentic, Literacy (College Prep) Curriculum/Literacy (Starting at early years…marking up/ reading like college students) *50-80% of Curriculum Read, Discuss & Write Draw inferences and Conclusions Analyze conflicting source documents Solve Complex problems with no obvious answer Support Arguments with evidence Literacy is “the Spine that holds everything together in all subject areas…” Phillips & Wong, Gates Foundation Literacy Template I. Teach Vocab II. Model III. Repeat IV. Discuss V. Write 3-Effective Lessons “ALL teachers and administrators in a district or school should be able to describe effective teaching in a similar way. -Robert Marzano -Clear standard/backward design -Anticipatory set/Preview/background/Activating strategy -Teach-Model (Think aloud) -Guided Practice (direct instruction) -Multiple Checks for understanding (Formative Assessment) -Independent practice/assessment What do we do next…. Get Book: Teach Like a Champion
Mike Schmoker
Cooper
Mission
Provide all children with the relevant tools to develop a foundation for living, learning and working successfully.
VisionCooper or is a learning community characterized by a responsive, child-centered philosophy that respects diversity and supports high expectations for the learning of all in a safe environment.
A view of our current Educational System
Research shows
*In schools Students read just a few minutes a day.
*Only 20% of College students are ready to read College text
*Clarify: what Matters Most
And only those few things clarified over and over and over… until we retire.
Shmoker says: Most important are…
Common, Content-rich Curriculum
Checks for understanding (Cold Calls)
90-120 minutes or purposeful reading & writing per day.
First Things II(simplified)
1-Gaurnteed Curriculum
#1 Factor
Content Rich
“Viable” =more time for reading; writing; talking
Loose: “arts and Crafts in the content area”
2-Authentic, Literacy (College Prep)
Curriculum/Literacy (Starting at early years…marking up/ reading like college students)
*50-80% of Curriculum Read, Discuss & Write
Draw inferences and Conclusions
Analyze conflicting source documents
Solve Complex problems with no obvious answer
Support Arguments with evidence
Literacy is “the Spine that holds everything together in all subject areas…” Phillips & Wong, Gates Foundation
Literacy Template
I. Teach Vocab
II. Model
III. Repeat
IV. Discuss
V. Write
3-Effective Lessons
“ALL teachers and administrators in a district or school should be able to describe effective teaching in a similar way. -Robert Marzano
-Clear standard/backward design
-Anticipatory set/Preview/background/Activating strategy
-Teach-Model (Think aloud)
-Guided Practice (direct instruction)
-Multiple Checks for understanding (Formative Assessment)
-Independent practice/assessment
What do we do next….
Get Book:
Teach Like a Champion